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JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Mori, Holkeri agree on U.N. reform

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and U.N. General Assembly President Harri Holkeri agreed Monday on the importance of carrying out reforms in the world body, including the Security Council, a Japanese government official said.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

JMA to boost malpractice insurance

The Japan Medical Association will establish a system to insure doctors against medical accidents to help them cope with soaring amounts of compensation being demanded in malpractice suits.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2001

Burying the Dover dead

As Dutch and British courts try suspects for the manslaughter of 58 illegal Chinese immigrants last June, Calum MacLeod meets the families chasing snakehead shadows. FUJIAN, China -- Winter days are quiet for the people of Lianfeng, a small village on a finger of land poking into the East China Sea....
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Osaka a tale of two 'Americatowns'

OSAKA -- Many cities in Japan, Europe and the United States have a Chinatown. But Osaka now finds itself with two "Americatowns" that, although not competitors, are keeping an eye on each other.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Locals hope for USJ windfall

OSAKA -- The local community here hopes the Saturday opening of Universal Studios Japan in Konohana Ward will boost the ailing local economy, which has an unemployment rate above the national average. But some local vendors are not very optimistic.
COMMENTARY
Apr 3, 2001

Slaves to enduring myths of the Civil War

America's Civil War is still being fought. Mississippi voters will be going to the polls in April to decide the fate of their state flag. Virginia Gov. James Gilmore recently scrapped his state's annual proclamation honoring Confederate History Month. After an emotional debate, the Georgia legislature...
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Income gap on rise as middle class deteriorates

Various data show that the income gap is widening in Japan, which has long prided itself on being a nation of equality, free of class struggle.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Learn about the craft of silkworm thread

The Japan Foundation Kyoto office is offering foreigners a seminar on the"nenshi-ya" twisted thread makers of the Nishijin district of Kyoto on April 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the office's auditorium in Nakagyo Ward.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Nursery provides multilingual learning

KOBE -- For 20-month-old Andrei Hirata, the nursery school was hell.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Corporate outlook falls across board

Corporate sentiment plunged through all sectors in the March "tankan" survey for the first time in 10 quarters, the Bank of Japan reported Monday.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

English-language talk on disease offered

The Osaka University Genome Information Research Center is inviting people to its English-language seminar on human disease genes from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at its Suita campus in Osaka Prefecture.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Japanese films shown with English subtitles

The Japan Foundation's Kyoto office is holding free weekly screenings of Japanese films for foreigners starting at 2 p.m. each Wednesday this month at its office in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2001

LDP must balance fiscal, party interests

While Tokyo stocks continue to fluctuate wildly, some market participants are saying that stocks have bottomed out and have started an upward surge, following the Bank of Japan's effective return to a "zero-interest-rate" policy and commercial banks' accelerated disposal of bad loans.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Police bust motorcycle theft ring

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing motorcycles to export them to South Korea, police said Monday.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Cherry-blossom viewing tour by English speaker

An English-speaking guide is offering a tour of cherry blossom trees for foreigners every day except Tuesday and Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

State showered with disclosure requests

More than 1,500 applications for information disclosure were filed with central government ministries and agencies Monday as the public made its first requests under a new law that took effect the day before.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 3, 2001

Nakamura's HR sinks Marines

Norihiro Nakamura belted a go-ahead two-run homer as the Kintetsu Buffaloes climbed into first place in the Pacific League with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Lotte Marines at the Osaka Dome on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / THE DUKE OF HAZARDS
Apr 3, 2001

Tiger's rivals finally get on the ball

Tiger Woods may be the runaway favorite for this week's Masters, but don't expect everything to go Tiger's way. His "slump" showed that the gap between him and the competition is not as great as some people thought.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2001

Homegrown IT plans are best

The government has unveiled the "e-Japan" strategy that it hopes will turn Japan into the most advanced information-technology-based nation in five years. Most mass media and IT experts are critical of the strategy. They say it lacks vision and workable plans, is late and is designed to benefit only...
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2001

Nissan to ride Suzuki into minicar market

Nissan Motor Co. announced Monday it will enter the minivehicle market by procuring products from minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. and marketing the cars under the Nissan brand.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2001

Economic outlook uncertain: Conference Board

The economic outlook will remain uncertain for months to come, according to a set of economic indexes released Monday by an influential U.S. business research group.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2001

Chiyoda Mutual rehab plan gets OK

The failed Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. said Monday that it has gained formal approval from the Tokyo District Court for its rehabilitation program, under which it will make a fresh start in mid-April as AIG Star Life Insurance Co. under the sponsorship of American International Group Inc.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Spy satellite office set up by Cabinet

The government is gearing up to launch multipurpose information satellites as early as next year, setting up a new office Monday to push the long-awaited plan.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2001

Three megabanks make debut

Three new megabank groups started their operations Monday morning, raising hopes that the presence of the new entities will further accelerate the disposal of bad loans held by Japanese banks.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Apr 3, 2001

Namibian desert's barren fruitfulness

The San bushmen knew it as "the great white place" or "the white place of dry water." It is Etosha, one of Africa's most dramatic national parks. Price-wise, it is one of Africa's biggest safari bargains.
Nikkei plunges by 12% as it registers largest-ever point fall
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average dropped more than 4,000 points on Monday.
Heartbreak for Japan's volleyball team after narrow loss to Italy
Japan's Yuki Ishikawa cheers during the match on Monday.
Tokyo stocks rebound 10% following Monday’s mad rout
An electronic stock board displaying the Nikkei 225-issue Nikkei average outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan works on evacuation plans in event of Taiwan contingency
Map exercises for evacuations, simulating a situation in which an armed attack is expected, are conducted at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Jan. 30.
Japan needs foreign workers, but it might not want them to stay long
Ngun Nei Par, the general manager at Ginshotei Awashima in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, graduated from a university in Myanmar with a degree in geography.
Up rates before it’s 'too late,’ one BOJ policy board member said in June
The Bank of Japan released minutes from its June policy board meeting Monday.
Gymnastics and skateboarding highlight a solid first half of the Paris Olympics for Japan
From left: Gymnastics men's team gold medalists Takaaki Sugino, Kazuma Kaya, Wataru Tanigawa, Shinnosuke Oka (who also won gold in men's all-around) and Daiki Hashimoto at Champions Park in Paris on Thursday. The gymnastics team was one of the highlights of a successful first half of the 2024 Games for Team Japan.
In sleepy Chichibu, Japan's whisky landscape is quietly shifting
Founded in the early 2000s, Ichiro's Malt has since become a third pole in Japan's whisky world dominated by beverage giants.
The wider international and domestic implications of the SDF scandals
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara speaks on July 30 during a parliamentary inquiry into a series of scandals involving the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces.
How a grassroots push helped Japan's fencers become world-beaters
Japan's Koki Kano (right) battles Yannick Borel of France in the gold-medal bout of the men's individual epee at the Paris Olympics on July 28.

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